Noncurling elastic lace for wearing apparel



R. 1.. KOHLER 1,770,786

NONCURLING ELASTIC LACE FOR WEARING APPAREL July 15; 1930.

Filed Nov. 2'7, 1928 3114x144 foaf rifilfoywf m1 Q N Patented July 15,1930 I UNITED STAT,ES,PATENT OFFICE ROBERT LEE KOHLER, or LOS ANGELES,CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR or onn-rwn T0 MILLER s. xIELseAnnor FAIRFAX,VIRGINIA NONGURLING ELAs'rIc LACE ron WEARING APPAREL Application filedNovember 27, 1928. Serial No. 322,201.

The invention relates to improvements in elastic laces for wearingapparel, such as,

riding breeches, leggings and footwear, and

section of a flat lace which isinterwoven so as to provlde a sllghtlyralsed center upon one face. V

Figure 1 shows a middle strand of suitable elastic material 1,separately covered by an extensible envelope woven or otherwise suitablysecured upon it by threads'2. Upon opposite sides of the middle elasticstrand made up of 1 and 2, two smaller strands of elastic material 8 areplaced. The separate- 1y covered and larger elastic strand 1, to-

: gether with the two smaller elastic strands 3 are then covered by aless: closely woven or otherwise united extensible envelope of suitablematerlal 4.

Figure 3 shows the same arrangement except that the outer envelope isinterwoven with the inner envelope so as to provide two covers upon themiddle strand. The elements of the device shown in Figure 3 are similarto the elements shown in Figure 2,

= except that a fiat lace is shown in Figure 3 second envelope coveringall of said strands and ha-vin its threads less closely united than saidrst mentioned envelope.

2. A lace comprising a plurality of strands n of elastic material, thecentral strand beinglarger than the remaining strands and beingseparately-covered with an envelope having its threads closely united,all of said strands being covered by a second envelope to form a unitarystructure, said second envelope having its threads less closely unitedthan said first mentioned envelope.

I 3. A lace comprising a central strand, of elastic material, anenvelope formed of threaded closely united material and covering saidcentral strand, a plurality of addi- NTIETII, i

tional strands of elastic material of less thickness than said centralstrand arranged adjacent said envelope in parallel relation with saidcentral strand, and a second envelope surroundlng all of sald strandsand being formed of threaded material less closely united than saidfirst mentioned envelope.

4. A lace comprising a plurality of strands of elastic material, thecentral strand being larger than the remaining strands and beingseparately covered with a closely woven envelope, and a second envelopecovering all of said strandsnand being less closely woven than saidfirst mentioned envelope, portions of said envelopes being interwovenwith each other on opposite sides ofsaid central strand.

ROBERT LEE KOHLER.

